jet airplane (noun)
11jet — noun 1 plane with a jet engine ADJECTIVE ▪ jumbo ▪ supersonic ▪ regional (esp. AmE) ▪ commercial, passenger ▪ pr …
12jet engine — noun Date: 1943 an engine that produces motion as a result of the rearward discharge of a jet of fluid; specifically an airplane engine that uses atmospheric oxygen to burn fuel and produces a rearward discharge of heated air and exhaust gases… …
13jet propulsion — noun Date: 1867 propulsion of a body produced by the forwardly directed forces of the reaction resulting from the rearward discharge of a jet of fluid; especially propulsion of an airplane by jet engines …
14jet — jet1 [ dʒet ] noun ** 1. ) count an airplane that can fly very fast and gets its power from a JET ENGINE: He owns a ranch in Montana and has a private jet. a jet fighter 2. ) uncount a hard black shiny stone used for making jewelry and ORNAMENTS… …
15jump jet — noun : a military jet aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capability * * * a jet airplane capable of taking off and landing vertically or on an extremely short runway or flight deck. Also, jump jet. Cf. STOL, VTOL. [1960 65] * * * jump jet …
16jet — {{11}}jet (n.1) stream of water, 1690s, from Fr. jet, from jeter (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Sense of spout or nozzle for emitting water, gas, fuel, etc. is from 1825. Hence jet propulsion (1867) and the noun meaning airplane driven by jet… …
17jump jet — noun A jet airplane with fixed wings that is capable of vertical takeoff and landing as well as hovering, and, in some cases, also capable of becoming airborne in a conventional manner by gaining airspeed on a runaway. Yet, 24 of the 110 Harrier… …
18fan-jet — noun 1. an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine • Syn: ↑fanjet, ↑turbofan, ↑turbojet • Hypernyms: ↑jet, ↑jet plane, ↑jet propelled plane • Part Meronyms: ↑ …
19jumbo jet — noun a very large jet plane • Syn: ↑jumbojet • Hypernyms: ↑jet, ↑jet plane, ↑jet propelled plane * * * a widebody jet airliner. Also, jumbo. [1960 65] * * * jumbo jet …
20fan-jet — noun Date: 1962 a jet engine having a fan that operates in a duct and draws in extra air whose compression and expulsion provide extra thrust; also an airplane powered by a fan jet engine …
